Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Madison, it states, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” James Madison was the person that proposed the Bill of Rights, and this quote really shows why he did it. The Bill of Rights is there to protect the people from the government taking away their rights as humans. It is a way to keep the government in check and from turning tyrannical. As such, there is one amendment that…

factors become relevant while others fade away. Because our laws should reflect what we think about how the world around us should work, and that ideal keeps changing, the “active liberty” approach is the better way to interpret the Constitution of the United States. Citizen’s views on the effectiveness of government should affect how the government works, according to how the people see the ideal. Growing up as the son of a pastor made me critical of the bible, because it had laws that were…

kids were being sent to jail or killed for innocent crimes. Cyriaque Lamar, an expert on this time period states “During the Victorian era kinds as young as 11 received adult sentences for minor crimes”. These minor crimes included, stealing bread, slander, stealing books, and clothes. These kids were punished with months in jail. The United States Constitution explains that the 8th amendment prohibits the use and practices of cruel and unjust punishments. A handful of court cases have helped…

between the State and Federal governments is complex and they are broken up into many different parts. Also the State and Federal Governments have different amounts of influence over the economy and the citizens. Another thing is that the government system and relationship between the two is very complex and controversial. This paper will discuss the relationship between the State and Federal governments and the complexity of the systems of government. The roles of the Federal and State…

The bill of rights is inclusive of 10 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. It serves as the structure to clarify upon the freedoms of the individual. The Eighth Amendment forbids punishment that is considered cruel and unusual. What society considers Cruel and unusual has evolved over time. In recent times The Supreme Court banned forms of punishment including; “public dissecting, burning a perpetrator alive, drawing and quartering, or disemboweling regardless of crime. The…

On September 11, 2001, the United States and the view on terrorism has changed forever. These were the devastating attacks that sparked the War on Terror and the creation of Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp located in Cuba that hold suspected terrorists and is used to extract critical information. There have been proposed plans to close or replace Guantanamo Bay due to moral and cost-wise reasons. However, it should remain open because the detainees are too dangerous to move to…

types of criminals behind bars until their death awaits. Also, it is a killing of a person because of a horrific crime he or she committed. The U.S. is critical of other countries using the death penalty but the U.S. uses it anyway. Also, the United States said that the death penalty is constitutional and deemed to be considered not inhuman. A poll showed record opposition to the death penalty in 1972. At one point the death penalty was deemed to be unconstitutional until it got established once…

Having the knowledge of all our 27 Amendments rights, knowing what news whether good or bad is happening in either countries or states, and supporting our troops to the fullest extent that we can. These three things really do signify being Americans! I am a proud President of our country, to have a country full of people that know their…

Gitmo: The Dark Chapter Mohamedou Slahi was wearing blackout goggles. A guard dragged him onto a boat and someone forced him to drink seawater. “It was so nasty I threw up...They stuffed the air between my clothes and me with ice cubes from my neck to my ankles...every once in a while one of the guards smashed me, most of the time in the face” (Davee-Attlee). Slahi paints a horrifying picture of life as an inmate in Guantanamo. He depicts the many beatings, humiliations, and treacheries he was…

Above are the United States’ Bill of Rights. This Bill is made up of the most basic rights Americans have. America’s constitutional rights are majorly important to them, and rightfully so, but what about when American’s get too extreme? Take an example of the Ferguson riots. The riots in Ferguson, Missouri were started on August 9, 2014 because a white cop shot a black teenager. The people of Ferguson began rioting and in that they stole things such as televisions and tennis shoes, because…